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Waste Recycling Technologies and Recycling Promotion Initiatives in Eco-towns in Japan
In Japan, the Eco-town program is promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and operated by local governments, in order to create resource-recycling socio-economic systems and stimulate local industry and economy by promoting waste recycling businesses.
Aiming at disseminating information that will be good references for developing countries where policies, plans, and approaches are being created for the improvement of waste management and the transition to a recycling oriented society, GEC developed a database on the information of waste recycling technologies and recycling promotion initiatives in Eco-towns in Japan in 2011. The following information is included in the database.
- What types of waste recycling technologies are available?
- What should be taken into account when applying such technologies?
- What kind of initiatives and approaches are available for promoting waste recycling and Eco-town programs?
- What kind of laws and supporting systems are established for promoting waste recycling in Japan?
The information in the database is summarized based on the results of surveys of waste recycling companies and local governments in Eco-towns in Japan carried out by GEC in 2010.
*The development of this database was funded by the Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund.
